What to Expect From STERIS' Next Quarterly Earnings Report

Mentor, Ohio-based STERIS plc (STE) provides infection prevention products and services worldwide. With a market cap of $22.2 billion, the company operates through three segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST), and Life Sciences.

STE is scheduled to report its Q2 earnings on Tuesday, August 5. Ahead of the event, analysts expect the company to report a profit of $2.32 per share, representing a 14.3% increase from $2.03 per share in the same quarter of the previous year. The company has surpassed or matched Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in each of the past four quarters.